diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
index 549c5b1b29f47..bae26dad2b737 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -824,7 +824,8 @@ export class EksOptimizedImage implements ec2.IMachineImage {
   }
 }
 
-const LATEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION = '1.13';
+// MAINTAINERS: use ./scripts/kube_bump.sh to update LATEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION
+const LATEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION = '1.14';
 
 /**
  * Whether the worker nodes should support GPU or just standard instances
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/scripts/kube_bump.sh b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/scripts/kube_bump.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1a051886a86db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/scripts/kube_bump.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
+ echo "usage: scripts/kube_bump.sh <previous_version> <new_version>"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+PREVIOUS_KUBE_VERSION=$1
+LATEST_KUBE_VERSION=$2
+
+SCRIPT_PATH="$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" ; pwd -P )"
+EKS_PATH="$SCRIPT_PATH/.."
+
+sed -i "s/const LATEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION = '${PREVIOUS_KUBE_VERSION}/const LATEST_KUBERNETES_VERSION = '${LATEST_KUBE_VERSION}/" "$EKS_PATH/lib/cluster.ts"
+
+INTEG_FILES=$(find "$EKS_PATH/test" -type f -name 'integ.*.json')
+echo "$INTEG_FILES" | xargs sed -i "s#eks/optimized-ami/${PREVIOUS_KUBE_VERSION}#eks/optimized-ami/${LATEST_KUBE_VERSION}#g"
+
+NUMERIC_PREVIOUS_VERSION=$(sed 's/[^0-9]*//g' <<< "$PREVIOUS_KUBE_VERSION")
+NUMERIC_LATEST_VERSION=$(sed 's/[^0-9]*//g' <<< "$LATEST_KUBE_VERSION")
+echo "$INTEG_FILES" | xargs sed -i "s#awsserviceeksoptimizedami${NUMERIC_PREVIOUS_VERSION}amazonlinux2#awsserviceeksoptimizedami${NUMERIC_LATEST_VERSION}amazonlinux2#g"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json
index ed570b37e1105..260d944cd3d28 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.defaults.expected.json
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
       "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
       "Properties": {
         "ImageId": {
-          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
         },
         "InstanceType": "m5.large",
         "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -1210,9 +1210,9 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"eks-integ-defaults/Cluster/KubernetesResourceHandler/Code\""
     },
-    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
+    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.13/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
+      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.14/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
     }
   },
   "Outputs": {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json
index dafe74d5d8013..121d53b46ceef 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.kubectl-disabled.expected.json
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
       "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
       "Properties": {
         "ImageId": {
-          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
         },
         "InstanceType": "t2.medium",
         "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -932,9 +932,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Parameters": {
-    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
+    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.13/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
+      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.14/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
     }
   },
   "Outputs": {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json
index 99ba7862a2c9c..62c42b4130521 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-cluster.lit.expected.json
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
       "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
       "Properties": {
         "ImageId": {
-          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
         },
         "InstanceType": "t2.medium",
         "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -1210,9 +1210,9 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"eks-integ-test-basic/EKSCluster/KubernetesResourceHandler/Code\""
     },
-    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
+    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.13/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
+      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.14/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
     }
   },
   "Outputs": {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json
index cccdd564261c7..a4a46043e1b8c 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-kubectl.lit.expected.json
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@
         "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
         "Properties": {
           "ImageId": {
-            "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+            "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
           },
           "InstanceType": "t2.medium",
           "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -1136,9 +1136,9 @@
         "Type": "String",
         "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"k8s-cluster/cluster22/KubernetesResourceHandler/Code\""
       },
-      "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
+      "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
         "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-        "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.13/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
+        "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.14/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
       }
     },
     "Outputs": {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json
index 5c5bfddd79da8..58261229a2a4b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-eks/test/integ.eks-spot.expected.json
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@
       "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
       "Properties": {
         "ImageId": {
-          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
         },
         "InstanceType": "m5.large",
         "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
       "Type": "AWS::AutoScaling::LaunchConfiguration",
       "Properties": {
         "ImageId": {
-          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
+          "Ref": "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter"
         },
         "InstanceType": "t3.large",
         "IamInstanceProfile": {
@@ -1369,9 +1369,9 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"integ-eks-spot/myCluster/KubernetesResourceHandler/Code\""
     },
-    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami113amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
+    "SsmParameterValueawsserviceeksoptimizedami114amazonlinux2recommendedimageidC96584B6F00A464EAD1953AFF4B05118Parameter": {
       "Type": "AWS::SSM::Parameter::Value<String>",
-      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.13/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
+      "Default": "/aws/service/eks/optimized-ami/1.14/amazon-linux-2/recommended/image_id"
     }
   },
   "Outputs": {